The Missingest Man in America: What Really Happened to Judge Crater?

In today's episode, we’re delving into one of the earliest and most enduring missing persons cases in American history — the baffling disappearance of Judge Joseph Force Crater. The New York Supreme Court judge hailed a cab in the heart of Manhattan … and vanished without a trace. It's a tale so entwined with corruption, secrets and high society that it still fuels speculation nearly a century later. The disappearance of Judge Crater stands as one of America's most intriguing missing persons cases, blending elements of political corruption, organized crime, and the glittering yet dangerous world of 1930s New York City. The case became so famous that Crater earned the nickname "the missingest man in America," and his vanishing act would perplex investigators for decades to come.